How to Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

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 Set up your redirects in your .htaccess file:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
[L,R=301]
</IfModule>

Look confusing? Here’s the breakdown: 

  • “RewriteEngine On” enables the rewrite 
  • “RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off” checks for the HTTP connection
  • “RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUSEST_URI} [L,R=301]” redirects HTTP to HTTPS with a 301 status code

You can also solve this from within PHP in case your provider has disabled .htaccess (which is unlikely since you asked for it, but anyway)

if (!isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) || $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'on') {
    if(!headers_sent()) {
        header("Status: 301 Moved Permanently");
        header(sprintf(
            'Location: https://%s%s',
            $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'],
            $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']
        ));
        exit();
    }
}

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